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Gusto is defined as enthusiasm, excitement, zest or style.

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When you attack a task with enthusiasm and excitement, this is an example of gusto.
When you do something in a stylish way, this is an example of a time when you do the task with gusto.

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See gusto in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

taste; liking
keen enjoyment; enthusiastic appreciation; zest; relish
great vigor or liveliness
Archaic artistic style

Origin: It & Sp < L gustus, taste < IE base *ĝeus-, to enjoy, taste > choose

See gusto in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gus·toes

Vigorous enjoyment; zest. See Synonyms at zest.
Individual taste.
Archaic Artistic style.

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Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin gustus, taste; see geus- in Indo-European roots

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